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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken Recipes » Coq au Vin Fondue

    LAST UPDATED: October 4, 2020 • FIRST PUBLISHED: January 30, 2011 By Toni Dash 15 Comments

    Coq au Vin Fondue

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    A bowl of food on a table, with Fondue and Hot pot

     

    We recently celebrated a birthday of an exquisite home cook who owns every possible cookbook, kitchen gadget (I mean that in the most haute cuisine way) and device for every genre of cooking.  A few things popped up as possible gifts having escaped the cook’s radar but none felt worthy of the full celebration of his birth and talents.
    Those of us holding steady on our own age headed en masse to the local mecca of all kitchen stores: the Peppercorn.  I’ve never encountered a store like this and frankly, to unabashedly name drop, Marcus Samuelsson, whom I met at a book signing last summer at the Peppercorn was also dazzled, notably.
    As we cruised the store searching for clues to the perfect gift, we took in the immense and eclectic offerings.  There is a Colorado food section.  A hot sauce section with hundreds, seriously, of selections (several with expletives you might imagine uttering were you to eat the sauce containing the caliber of chile peppers in the ingredient list).  Everything for coffee and tea imaginable.  Hundreds of cookbooks spanning the newest and the classics, to the specific food items warranting an entire book just on themselves.  I even noted a cookbook from an iconic restaurant from Big Sur California I used to frequent, Nepenthe, perched on the side of a cliff featuring cool dishes and roots deep in the hippy era of last century.
    We milled around and found ourselves at, of all places, in the fondue center.  Truly a modern day kiosk of current fondue pots, heating gels, cookbooks, medieval looking forks, packets of cheese (which immediately made me spring to read the ingredients questing to understand why it does not have to be refrigerated).  Before we knew it we were embroiled in a heavy question and answer session with the knowledgeable store attendants (two on the case).  Electric or fuel?  Cast iron or non-stick lined metal?  Gel or heating ‘pods’?  How many forks?  Great cookbook suggestion?  Before you knew it they were wrapping up a new, cast iron, red, Swiss made rig with a copy of ‘Not Your Mother’s Fondue’ recipe book.  Had we lost our mind?  This is not 1972 after all.

    Suffice it to say our recipient was genuinely surprised (wouldn’t you be?).  Perhaps taken aback but being a gentile sort, graciously appreciative and hopped on to try it out.

    A plate of food
    You might note from the photo at the top we clearly did not read the ‘fondue etiquette’ pamphlet and just stuffed our forks and dove in.  The recipe we used was more of a hot pot dish than the classic bourguignon (meat) or Swiss (cheese) fondue. 
    A bowl of food on a table, with Fondue and Hot pot

    Coq au Vin Fondue

    A fun twist on a classic French recipe in fondue form.
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 400kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 3 strips smoked bacon chopped
    • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 1 cup red wine
    • ½ cup prepared marinara sauce
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 teaspoon dried  herbes de Provence
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 pound pearl onions thawed if frozen
    • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms halved
    • 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into ¾ inch pieces

    Instructions

    • Place the fondue pot over medium heat on a stove burner.  Add bacon to the pot; cook over medium heat until browned.  Stir flour into the pot and cook for 2 minutes.
    • Add broth, wine, marinara sauce, garlic and herbes de Provence and bring to a simmer.  Add the salt and pepper ‘to taste’.
    • Transfer the fondue pot with liquid to the fondue stand with heat source lit.  
    • Add the onions, mushrooms and chicken pieces to forks and put into liquid. NOTE: each of these items cooks for different lengths of time so do not place chicken on a skewer with the mushrooms or onions.
    • Cook chicken for 3-4 minutes, mushrooms and onions for 1 to 2 minutes each.

    Notes

    Adapted from Not Your Mother’s Fondue cookbook

    Nutrition

    Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 1337mg | Potassium: 1447mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 29.5mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2.6mg
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    This was delicious.  The chicken was cooked perfectly.  It was succulent and flavorful.  The onions and mushrooms were wonderful as well.   This is fast and fun for a time you don’t HAVE much time.  A great way to center everyone over one dish to enjoy lovely food and company.

     

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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Boulder Locavore says

      February 02, 2011 at 5:26 pm

      I sense a Fondue revival from your comments! Perfect for this bone-chilling weather.

      Debbie: I got a Swissmar Lucerne 10 pc Meat Foundue set. It can be used for all three types of fondue (meat, cheese, chocolate) but has a removeable splatter guard for meat. Here's the link />Saw a gorgeous burnt orange one while finding this. Must go look. A girl can't have too many fondue pots, right?!

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    2. Debbie says

      February 01, 2011 at 10:13 pm

      What a great idea…especially with Valentine's Day coming up…can I ask what kind of fondue pot you got?

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    3. Lea Ann says

      February 01, 2011 at 2:04 pm

      I haven't been to the Peppercorn in 20 years. A WONderful store! Maybe we should pick some “must be seen at” Boulder restaurant to have lunch and make a trip to the store…just sayin. By gosh, I think you've given me my SuperBowl idea. This sounds wonderful. I still have my fondue pots from the 70's. Won't the beer swillin .. Frito eating crowd love that? 🙂

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    4. vtkitchen says

      January 31, 2011 at 11:15 pm

      I recognize your excitement from when I stepped into Sur La Table for the first time (which was recently, surprisingly enough, like past two months recent). It's amazing to be in a nice kitchen store and so witness all the gadgets that might make your life easier. Focus on the extra dirty dishes factor and you are guaranteed to escape with your wallet intact!

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    5. Jennifer- Adventuresome Kitchen says

      February 01, 2011 at 12:07 am

      I really must get a fondue pot….or four…. That looks awesome.

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